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. >> the inflation in the united states is clearly in the bottle, but it could just as easily get out of the bottle. is that your thesis for 2013? >> inflation is one of the risks of the thesis. the banks are being accommodating. one thing to remember the key factor would be velocity of money. it only goes up if lending increases and so an early beneficiary of that would be citigroup so you can think about that in the early days of that process as being a partial hedge. >> if rates go up for the wrong reasons, it could completely -- everything could get ratcheted down. isn't that true? >> i think we're quite a ways away from that risk playing out. we haven't seen much evidence of inflation so far. so we think that before you get anywhere close to that point, there will be opportunities for the fed to retreat from their strategy. but the other thing i want to touch on is what if rates go up? that's a positive for the net interest margins for citigroup. >> i want to interrupt quickly. just saw a flash that 49 billion is the need for capital for the nationalized banks in spain. that may
. >> the inflation in the united states is clearly in the bottle, but it could just as easily get out of the bottle. is that your thesis for 2013? >> inflation is one of the risks of the thesis. the banks are being accommodating. one thing to remember the key factor would be velocity of money. it only goes up if lending increases and so an early beneficiary of that would be citigroup so you can think about that in the early days of that process as being a partial hedge. >> if...
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while largo and most important comes from the need to find oil in the united states where technology needs to exploit the new fields. tells you that a futures plunge takes forever. the price to climb for oil is not going to happen people. there is not a flut glut of oil. remember to buy the best of the breed. the names that are in the aih. i know my travel trust. it will be doing the exact same thing. stick with kramer. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest
while largo and most important comes from the need to find oil in the united states where technology needs to exploit the new fields. tells you that a futures plunge takes forever. the price to climb for oil is not going to happen people. there is not a flut glut of oil. remember to buy the best of the breed. the names that are in the aih. i know my travel trust. it will be doing the exact same thing. stick with kramer. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm...
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what bothers me is see a public argument between israel and the united states. you never want to see that and put it in private and have a united front in public. i would hope israelis would trust the united states we will block iran and deal with the iran question on our terms and a time of our koosing. i don't think it's smart with the israelis or prime minister to think he should attack soon. i do think there's an increasing realization within israel they're better off working with the united states on this question and not going it alone. >> thank you. thank you very much. >>> former undersecretary of state nick burns and former secretary of state paul wolfowitz and abc broadcaster, john bachelor, thanks to all of you. >>> coming up, new fed firepower sends stocks soaring, the biggest finish since 2007. >>> and is the fed carrying obama's water? has it gone rogue? is it election year manipulation and just plain old election politi politics? free market capitalism the best path to prosperity. i wish we had a whole lot more on the middle east but not much at t
what bothers me is see a public argument between israel and the united states. you never want to see that and put it in private and have a united front in public. i would hope israelis would trust the united states we will block iran and deal with the iran question on our terms and a time of our koosing. i don't think it's smart with the israelis or prime minister to think he should attack soon. i do think there's an increasing realization within israel they're better off working with the...
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look, i would like to see mitt romney president of the united states. i would also like to see mitt romney reach out to these people these 47% that he's been talking about. whom he disparaged in these remarks and make it plain that these policies are in their benefit. that by creating more incentives. by moving the country away from it's dependdency -- >> wait, we are going to come back. give everybody an opportunity. reach out for everybody. what is your take? >> you call this a dirty trick. using somebody else's own words is a dirty trick. >> they have had it since last may. that is the thing. and now the other side by the way is going to use another dirty trick because they have this type of obama saying i'm a redistributionist. >> those are his own words. he said it. don't deknny it. if robert costa is right. that means he hasn't had a good week since may. >> he may be in trouble but polls have romney neck in neck, a deed even race with obama. what is your take? >> my take is on the video, this was a chance to refocus the campaign on the right issue
look, i would like to see mitt romney president of the united states. i would also like to see mitt romney reach out to these people these 47% that he's been talking about. whom he disparaged in these remarks and make it plain that these policies are in their benefit. that by creating more incentives. by moving the country away from it's dependdency -- >> wait, we are going to come back. give everybody an opportunity. reach out for everybody. what is your take? >> you call this a...
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. >> the united states has not had a current the account surplus since 1991. if we were on the gold standard, we just might not have anymore gold left. >> didn't we pass that so long ago? >> the dollar is not a weak currency. the dollar probably needs to be weaker in order to be more competitive, but you can't say that about every currency in the world. certainly in japan the currency has gotten too strong and you now they have the additional problems because of all of the riots going on, the conflict in china over these islands. and that's going to hurt japan again. so japan needs more than just a currency fix. the united states i think you can argue the currency is overvalued in a more fundamental way, but japan has lots of problems. >> do you play currencies? good >> only through companies listed in the u.s. we're not hedging. >> not hedges because -- >> because if we knew where currencies have gone, you'd be the smartest person around. the euro goes to 1.30 -- so it's hard. you have to get fundamentals right and then currency will take care of it. >> what'
. >> the united states has not had a current the account surplus since 1991. if we were on the gold standard, we just might not have anymore gold left. >> didn't we pass that so long ago? >> the dollar is not a weak currency. the dollar probably needs to be weaker in order to be more competitive, but you can't say that about every currency in the world. certainly in japan the currency has gotten too strong and you now they have the additional problems because of all of the...
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i mean, it was a terrible statement typical of the president of the united states. he deflects it and he attacks romney admitting this is a botched statement, holding the egypt government responsible for something like this is absolutely something they need to do if they want to have continued cooperation from the united states. >> and i want to ask peter brooks, old friend, so hillary says today in her comment that we reject these acts, quote, unquote, we reject these actions, but the president says later we will bring to justice. how he's going do that, i don't know. we will bring them to justice, peter brooks. what the hell does that mean? would you please tell me because to me, he is more interested in promoting these muslim states running through the art than he is promoting american influence and leadership in that region. that's what's got me really bugged, peter. how is he going to bring them to justice? >> i certainly can't channel president obama. i'm not the right person to do that. what i hope he means here is that the government of libya does not bring
i mean, it was a terrible statement typical of the president of the united states. he deflects it and he attacks romney admitting this is a botched statement, holding the egypt government responsible for something like this is absolutely something they need to do if they want to have continued cooperation from the united states. >> and i want to ask peter brooks, old friend, so hillary says today in her comment that we reject these acts, quote, unquote, we reject these actions, but the...
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>> i support the president of the united states. whoever that may be. >> bob, good to have you on the program. obviously investors had a great day today. aig trades up, 3345 is where it closed. we'll be watching the developments. thanks for your time today. >> thank you, maria. >> always good to see you. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much, bob. >>> gridlock on the fiscal cliff. eric cantor pointing the blame at president obama's doorstep just an hour ago. >> frankly, the president's been unwilling to meet us to sit down and try an iron out the differences. >> now we get the other side. steny hoyer is we me, the second most powerful dem in congress. he'll join me after this break. you won't want to miss it. stay with us on that. later, with facebook's stock slumping to half the original ipo price s it time for mark zuckerberg to hands over the reigns to a more seasoned executive? then we'll take you live to an event he's speaking at. you're watching "closing bell" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. oh, hey alex. just picking
>> i support the president of the united states. whoever that may be. >> bob, good to have you on the program. obviously investors had a great day today. aig trades up, 3345 is where it closed. we'll be watching the developments. thanks for your time today. >> thank you, maria. >> always good to see you. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much, bob. >>> gridlock on the fiscal cliff. eric cantor pointing the blame at president obama's doorstep just an...
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for 30 some years at manyperint different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. every time a local business opens its doors, or makes another sale, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we've extended over $4 billion in new credit to local businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we can help make communities stronger. >>> welcome back. more breaking news. >> another executive is leaving zynga. chief market and operating officer jeff carp is leaving the company after one year. following a slew of departures including chief operating officer and chief creative officer. zynga saying they're continuing their transition to mobile way from reliance on
for 30 some years at manyperint different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. every time a local business opens its doors, or makes another sale, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america,...
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it's more growth, more competitive for the united states. you have a plan to shrink the government by $2 trillion in your first term if you get it. $2 trillion. talk about it. don't pull any punches. don't let your advisors talk you out of it. go straight ahead on lower taxes and lower spending. it's a good growth prescription for america that needs it. that's it for tonight's show. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the r
it's more growth, more competitive for the united states. you have a plan to shrink the government by $2 trillion in your first term if you get it. $2 trillion. talk about it. don't pull any punches. don't let your advisors talk you out of it. go straight ahead on lower taxes and lower spending. it's a good growth prescription for america that needs it. that's it for tonight's show. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to...
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tyson, i understand you think it's okay if we use nat gas more here at home in the united states but you're not really so sure about the exporting equation. why not? >> well, i mean, like you're saying, the natural gas prices have been increasing lately. that's because of increased domestic demand, particularly in the electric power sector where for the first time in american history we're fuelling more power plants with natural gas than with coal. the concern about ramping up exports of natural gas to a significant degree, we've got almost 15 proposed export terminals across the country. is it's going to be another form of demand which is going to increase prices. in fact, earlier this year the energy information administration estimated that if we export that gas, prices are going to rise at least 30%. and so that's of concern not just the household customers but also to industrial customers that are seeking to expand manufacturing capacity here in the united states. >> so you're saying at least 30%. but david with the volume of exports that we're potentially talking here, how much
tyson, i understand you think it's okay if we use nat gas more here at home in the united states but you're not really so sure about the exporting equation. why not? >> well, i mean, like you're saying, the natural gas prices have been increasing lately. that's because of increased domestic demand, particularly in the electric power sector where for the first time in american history we're fuelling more power plants with natural gas than with coal. the concern about ramping up exports of...
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> it is street talk time, walking you through few stock stories you need to know b staples really falling today aft air numbers onning new cost-put cutting plans, quite often the market cheers cost-cutting plans, not the case today. >> not the case. down 4 1/2%. staples accelerated the closing of 15 stores here, 45 in europe. going to take a big charge, about $230 million. staples posted sales drops the past two quarters. here is the reality. people are simply using fewer traditional supply, right? folders, actual staplers, right? who took my stapler? well, if you're going to -- that was terrible. anyway, staples shares are down. you get the point. >> another job-related story today it is paychecks. >> yes. falling after the ubs and citi downgraded the compan
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china, europe, and the united states. look, we know that china used to be one of the world's great growth engines. it almost single handedly kept the global economy afloat during the global recession. but after playing the roe of the world's economic engine for so long, the chinese locomotive seems to be in danger of running off the rails. each piece of data is weaker than the last. so what's good about that? well, the slowdown in china seems somewhat self-inflicted. governments hit the brakes and in many ways still seems like it's happening. the hope is the chinese will start cutting rates, adding real octane to the down shift in their economy. how about europe? the european central bank meeting this week and we're expecting to hear some chatter in unison that's going to ereverse the declining economies over there and maybe unite to save the spanish banking system. you can monitor these efforts by watching the largest spanish bank which has been climbing ever since it bottomed at $4 and change. $7 stock finishing up 0.18
china, europe, and the united states. look, we know that china used to be one of the world's great growth engines. it almost single handedly kept the global economy afloat during the global recession. but after playing the roe of the world's economic engine for so long, the chinese locomotive seems to be in danger of running off the rails. each piece of data is weaker than the last. so what's good about that? well, the slowdown in china seems somewhat self-inflicted. governments hit the brakes...
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a lot of it comes from the need to find oil in the united states where technology has opened up whole new fields. one look at how chesapeake needs to exploit the fields, tells you that a futures plunge is downright meaningless. it took forever for natural gas drilling too slow and the price decline for oil like that is not going to happen. there is not a glut of oil. watch the hammering for a day or two and then get ready to buy the best of the breed, names like schlumberger shea and national oilwell varco. i know my charitable trust will be doing the exact same thing. stick with cramer. i just want to give her everything. [ whistles ] three words dad, e-trade financial consultants. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. wa-- wa-- wait a minute; bobby? bobby! what are you doing man? i'm speed dating! [ male announcer ] get investing advice for your family at e-trade. [ male announcer ] introducing a reason to look twice. the entirely new lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. align naturally
a lot of it comes from the need to find oil in the united states where technology has opened up whole new fields. one look at how chesapeake needs to exploit the fields, tells you that a futures plunge is downright meaningless. it took forever for natural gas drilling too slow and the price decline for oil like that is not going to happen. there is not a glut of oil. watch the hammering for a day or two and then get ready to buy the best of the breed, names like schlumberger shea and national...
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now, having said that the expansion of the united states is very slow. we are down to 1 1/2 to 2% of gdp expansion. that is, like phil and i talked many time, the lowest, slowest expansion we have ever had following a deep recession. clearly, one of the worst recessions we have ever been in. we are very pleased that we are recovering in the automobile industry and in ford's care the pent-up demand is incredible. the average age, phil, is like 11 years old now. these new vehicles you can get from ford, you can economically replace your older vehicle. so we are so just gratified that we invested during the toughest time and we have the products now to help lead this economic recovery but it is a slower recovery than we have had in the past, for sure. >> so what did you say? i don't mean to beat this into the ground, yes or no? is america in better shape now than it was four years ago? >> clearly not in the deep recession that we were and we are starting to recover. so, this is a very positive thing. the thing i like about the debate is what can we do to in
now, having said that the expansion of the united states is very slow. we are down to 1 1/2 to 2% of gdp expansion. that is, like phil and i talked many time, the lowest, slowest expansion we have ever had following a deep recession. clearly, one of the worst recessions we have ever been in. we are very pleased that we are recovering in the automobile industry and in ford's care the pent-up demand is incredible. the average age, phil, is like 11 years old now. these new vehicles you can get...
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you can't get it from the united states government. they'll pay you nothing. people are going say, wait a minute, now i have to pay 36% and i have risk in the marketplace. these are a lot of big issues. >> i know you meant governor romney. >> let me apologize. >> do you think we go to the election and are in standstill mode until then? once we get the clarity of who's in the white house, what's your expectation? >> i do. i don't anticipate a lot. i know people are talking about that we'll see more in the early parts of november because of the different things with the defense department and where they're going to be at as far as cuts go. we'll get an indication what's going to happen. i think we'll have to wait until the election is over and done with and we'll get clarity for the future of the markets. >> i really like the fact you're looking at this whole dividend issue. we've been talking about the fiscal cliff a lot on this program. do you really think these guys are going to allow dif vidend taxes to go to 43%? >> they think hthis is a bunch f wealthy peo
you can't get it from the united states government. they'll pay you nothing. people are going say, wait a minute, now i have to pay 36% and i have risk in the marketplace. these are a lot of big issues. >> i know you meant governor romney. >> let me apologize. >> do you think we go to the election and are in standstill mode until then? once we get the clarity of who's in the white house, what's your expectation? >> i do. i don't anticipate a lot. i know people are...
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we're gaining market share here in the united states and the riots in china over the weekend support our notion that in the future do you want to put manufacturing facilities overseas or in the united states? this weekend is why you want to put them in the united states. >> peter, tell me what the market right now is saying to you. it would seem to me that since bernanke came out a week or so ago with the announcement of qe3 that the market has kind of moved back a little bit. we've had a few sort of down days as though the market were saying, he gave us what we expected and now it's time to get a little smart. >> it's time to get smart. the earning season could be choppy. i think a lot of people are waiting for that. actually, that's a smart move. don't think you'll see much in the next probably three weeks that will motivate anybody in either direction very seriously. i would like to say i'm a little more positive about it. i think i might be in the minority on this, but i do think we'll probably see some surprises -- >> you got the earnings season right up against the election, wh
we're gaining market share here in the united states and the riots in china over the weekend support our notion that in the future do you want to put manufacturing facilities overseas or in the united states? this weekend is why you want to put them in the united states. >> peter, tell me what the market right now is saying to you. it would seem to me that since bernanke came out a week or so ago with the announcement of qe3 that the market has kind of moved back a little bit. we've had a...
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we're obviously throughout the united states. we're in many foreign countries. we're in latin america, we're in london, turkey, we're in china, we're in singapore, japan and other countries as we speak. and then our investment side, we're all over. we're invested in china, in the united states, obviously. some in latin america. anyplace we see an opportunity. >> finally, hank, no doubt you saw or heard about my interview with eliot spitzer, which at the end of the day, ended up to be a lot about you. what's your take? did you get feedback on that? >> yeah. you won. i mean, his waving around a document that happened to be nothing to do with what we're talking about, because what he was waving around, i'm told, was a termination by the federal court. but there was an appeal that overturned that. he didn't tell you about the appeal. >> right. hank, good to have you on the program. >> good to be with you. >> thank you for weighing in on the developments at aig, hank greenberg. over to you. >> we'll head toward the break here. markets still trading a little lower. he
we're obviously throughout the united states. we're in many foreign countries. we're in latin america, we're in london, turkey, we're in china, we're in singapore, japan and other countries as we speak. and then our investment side, we're all over. we're invested in china, in the united states, obviously. some in latin america. anyplace we see an opportunity. >> finally, hank, no doubt you saw or heard about my interview with eliot spitzer, which at the end of the day, ended up to be a...
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fundamentals here in the united states. and the continual demographics in trms of what we would see with people putting money into bond funds. all that has continued. all those fundamental reasons have happened. what i can now say, i guess we'll call it a bit of a mea culpa call, i'll withdraw this idea i think we can see the 1%. i think the low, in fact, was hit for this year, for 2012, during the period of the summer right after i visited with you when we did hit about a 1.21 yield on that 10-year. here's the reasons why. some of it you heard yesterday with jeffrey gundlach. you've now got not true price discovery. a manipulated bond market because of the fed. as a result of that and the fact they are now targeting a certain sub sector, you will continue to see people fearful. the main fear here is that the chinese will start to sell u.s. government bonds to deal with their own problems and as a result of that all the flows in the manipulated market we have can pretty much tell you we will not see that 1% print this year.
fundamentals here in the united states. and the continual demographics in trms of what we would see with people putting money into bond funds. all that has continued. all those fundamental reasons have happened. what i can now say, i guess we'll call it a bit of a mea culpa call, i'll withdraw this idea i think we can see the 1%. i think the low, in fact, was hit for this year, for 2012, during the period of the summer right after i visited with you when we did hit about a 1.21 yield on that...
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. >>> the drenching that parts of the united states got last week, including tornadoes out in queens, not really helping parched farmland. there are no farms in queens, are there? this afternoon we're going to get exclusive details on the economic impact from our senior economics reporter steve leisman. he's here live. >> in about three minutes we're going to get an e-mail from the guy that runs the farm in queens. it is a big impact from what's a small sector of the economy and it could even have an impact on the presidential election. in a detailed study of the summer's drought which scored soybeans, corn and other crops across the nation, macro economic advisors out of st. louis estimate it could shave as much as a half point off gross domestic product this year. that's a big hit to a $13 trillion economy from a total farm sector that accounts for just -- wait for it now -- 1% of the nation's output. ben herzon is the economist who did the study. pe explai he explains the drought's outside impact. >> even though it only accounts for 1% of the economy, big changes in farm output can
. >>> the drenching that parts of the united states got last week, including tornadoes out in queens, not really helping parched farmland. there are no farms in queens, are there? this afternoon we're going to get exclusive details on the economic impact from our senior economics reporter steve leisman. he's here live. >> in about three minutes we're going to get an e-mail from the guy that runs the farm in queens. it is a big impact from what's a small sector of the economy and...
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they still want to attack the united states. that's why we have to be ever vigilent and need the resources for our intelligence community and keep our military strong so the world recognizes we will not allow for this country to be attacked. quite frankly, you are either with us or against us, an ally on the war on terror or not. you better be an ally. >> those are president bush's, i hope, universal and ageless doctrines. andy carr,d, a bunch of hooliga tor down the american flag on the embassy and bnetanyahu woul like stronger support against iran. do you have any thoughts about that, hooligans taking down our flag and the state department saying, maybe they were right. that doesn't stait well with me >> it doesn't sit well with me. >> the arab spring, will produce weeds, not flowers. america's leadership is needed and people should know where we stand and make sure america is always going to be safe and our national security policy is very very important. i hope that will happen. i'm disappointed if the state department said
they still want to attack the united states. that's why we have to be ever vigilent and need the resources for our intelligence community and keep our military strong so the world recognizes we will not allow for this country to be attacked. quite frankly, you are either with us or against us, an ally on the war on terror or not. you better be an ally. >> those are president bush's, i hope, universal and ageless doctrines. andy carr,d, a bunch of hooliga tor down the american flag on the...
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there are foreign leaders who are signaling they're coming to the united states to the u.n. general assembly and they express the desire through their ambassadors to the state department they want to meet with the president. and those options are then put before the national security adviser, and he decides whether or not to make any recommendation to the president on who to meet. well, it's quite clear that either he didn't make any -- either he made recommendations that there's no reason to meet with anybody, or he did make recommendations and the president said, in a, i don i d want to meet them, i'll give a speech and then get to ohio. >> just to follow up on this, i'm thinking of the netanyahu story with israel and iran. one of the key issues, we had professor from harvard law school is whether the united states will truly decisively back up netanyahu and israel militarily. now, with all respect to hillary clinton who is doing a fine job on this stuffy imagine, it's only the president who can make a statement like that.imagine, y the president who can make a statement l
there are foreign leaders who are signaling they're coming to the united states to the u.n. general assembly and they express the desire through their ambassadors to the state department they want to meet with the president. and those options are then put before the national security adviser, and he decides whether or not to make any recommendation to the president on who to meet. well, it's quite clear that either he didn't make any -- either he made recommendations that there's no reason to...
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retail sales net revenue saving up to $4.5 billion in taxes on goods sold in the united states. we talked to microsoft. here's what they told us. they say, microsoft has a complex business and we must comply with the complicated tax code of the united states, resulting in an exceedingly complex tax structure. second company in the crosshairs here today is going to be hewlett-packa hewlett-packard. the senate committee saying since at least 2008, hp has used billions of dollars of intercompany offshore loans to effectively repatriate untaxed foreign profits back to the united states to run u.s. operations. that's contrary to the intent of u.s. tax policy. we talked to hewlett-packard. here's what they told us. they say, hp has complied fully with all applicable provisions of the u.s. internal revenue code and auditor ernst and young has audited. we'll learn more about what this is up committee found in about a half-hour. >>> the committee on banking, housing and urban affairs, subcommittee on securities, insurance and investment is holding a hearing on high-frequency trading and
retail sales net revenue saving up to $4.5 billion in taxes on goods sold in the united states. we talked to microsoft. here's what they told us. they say, microsoft has a complex business and we must comply with the complicated tax code of the united states, resulting in an exceedingly complex tax structure. second company in the crosshairs here today is going to be hewlett-packa hewlett-packard. the senate committee saying since at least 2008, hp has used billions of dollars of intercompany...
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we need that here in the united states, too. we have to get our mojo back. >> we have to leave it there. congratulations. we wish you lots of luck. >> watch the space, entrepreneurs in greece. >> well. joe. >>> coming up, bart chilton has september a letter to ben bernanke, and we'll see the note even before he does. >>> best and worst cities for travel taxes revealed. here's today's road warrior report. business travelers visiting the windy city will be hit by a storm of taxes. that's according to a brand new study released by the global business travel association. they claim chicago hits u.s. travelers the hardest when you combine sales and travel taxes to the tune of more than $40 per day. on average that's 81% higher than ft. lauderdale, florida, has has the lowest tax burden of just over $22 per day. the chicago convention and tourism bureau didn't respond to our request for comment. see the full list of the best and worst cities for travel taxes at road warrior.cnbc.com up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game.
we need that here in the united states, too. we have to get our mojo back. >> we have to leave it there. congratulations. we wish you lots of luck. >> watch the space, entrepreneurs in greece. >> well. joe. >>> coming up, bart chilton has september a letter to ben bernanke, and we'll see the note even before he does. >>> best and worst cities for travel taxes revealed. here's today's road warrior report. business travelers visiting the windy city will be hit...
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for 30 some years at manytendet different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance processing. so they can focus on keeping the world moving. with xerox, you're ready for real business. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy
for 30 some years at manytendet different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that...
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states. it has a nationwide idea here. it has its own $5 instead of $1 niche. it doesn't sell cold weather gear. paloalto gives you cyber security. i think they will both tell us good things. tuesday morning, we hear from united natural foods. what a horse this has been. no ending to the theme of natural foods. just a limited number of players. this could refocus people on haines celestial and whole foods. neither is cheap but i think they go higher over time. mondays tend to be down days because people keep waiting for the chinese to act. we need tome the them to get busy cutting. i suspect we'll be down on monday. uh suggest you use deep in the money strategies to buy hain or whole foods. if they are down and today's losses whole foods came back the other day. unfi's numbers could get them moving. ideas. whole foods january 80 calls or february 65 calls for hain. not a lot of premium. you get stopped out t at a level higher than the stocks could go if they disappointed. how about wednesday?
states. it has a nationwide idea here. it has its own $5 instead of $1 niche. it doesn't sell cold weather gear. paloalto gives you cyber security. i think they will both tell us good things. tuesday morning, we hear from united natural foods. what a horse this has been. no ending to the theme of natural foods. just a limited number of players. this could refocus people on haines celestial and whole foods. neither is cheap but i think they go higher over time. mondays tend to be down days...
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we do a great job of measuring the economy in the united states of the 1950s. you can get five different prices for turkey but it's a service sector economy and we don't get any real time data on that. sometimes that's what surprises the economists here. >> i'll thank steve and rick our guest host remains tom stemberg, sticking around for the rest of the party. he's a really know campaign surrogate and founder of staples and i wanted to get your thoughts on staples. i know you're not involved right now but there's been lots of talk about what's happening to that company including the possibility it may get bought again possibly even by bain. >> i don't want to talk about staples but the industry has struggled. they try to be technology player bus they don't have apple, the leading technology vendor. we got blocked inspect ftc, the if, tc was wrong and i think industry would benefit greatly from a merge are of three down to two. >> office depot. >> office depot, office max and staples, there really should be two companies and finally becky's issue about internet
we do a great job of measuring the economy in the united states of the 1950s. you can get five different prices for turkey but it's a service sector economy and we don't get any real time data on that. sometimes that's what surprises the economists here. >> i'll thank steve and rick our guest host remains tom stemberg, sticking around for the rest of the party. he's a really know campaign surrogate and founder of staples and i wanted to get your thoughts on staples. i know you're not...
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those viewers in the united states waking up, why are the apple workers in paris upset? >> for the last week, they've been extremely it is grunt he willed. all over the french media, they've been meeting with different management, complaining, in pact one of them was quoted as saying working at apple is like working in a coal mine. they've been complaining that they have to work longer hours than what they're paid for, that they don't get any commissions uneven though they're under constant pressure to sell. they're monitored by cameras in the stores and looking for things like a 13th month of pay as a bonus, higher pay and water fountains in the store. some of these things are standards for french workers, but they're complaining that apple has been extremely resistant to provide them these things. in fact they say they've been fighting for three years for the 13th month of pay. so at the end of yesterday, there was a sort of last resort meeting at which it was decided that these issues would be revisited before the end of the year, that the company would consider them
those viewers in the united states waking up, why are the apple workers in paris upset? >> for the last week, they've been extremely it is grunt he willed. all over the french media, they've been meeting with different management, complaining, in pact one of them was quoted as saying working at apple is like working in a coal mine. they've been complaining that they have to work longer hours than what they're paid for, that they don't get any commissions uneven though they're under...
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it's a lie and the president of the united states needs to come before the american people and explain to them what did he know? when did he know it? and why has he and senior officials been lying. >> is jack jacobs here. welcome. i want to bring you in. we have been talking about this whole situation. it looks, to me, like this was a major security breakdown. the intelligence people told them that this was with a pre-planned al qaeda terrorist attack within 24 hours of the awful killing of our ambassador and the other people with them. and the white house denied and denied it and are still denying it and i say susan rice should be fired. she should resign and i'm asking jack, up the chain of command, what is hillary clinton's role and what is president obama's role? >> well, let me tell you, everybody is responsible for everything that happens in his unit or fails to happen. the state department has a great deal to answer for. there's no doubt in my military mind this was a pre-planned attack. if you look at it as a small unit operation, they had mortars that they shot, combined with
it's a lie and the president of the united states needs to come before the american people and explain to them what did he know? when did he know it? and why has he and senior officials been lying. >> is jack jacobs here. welcome. i want to bring you in. we have been talking about this whole situation. it looks, to me, like this was a major security breakdown. the intelligence people told them that this was with a pre-planned al qaeda terrorist attack within 24 hours of the awful killing...
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> mark zuckerberg may be coming out of his shell or fox hole, depending on your perspective. he will make his first public appearance since facebook's ipo back in may. shares have lost half their value since that date. right now, the stock is up about half a buck at $19.33. julia boorstin is live in san francisco waiting for julia? >> reporter: facebook ceo mark zuckerberg chose to make hisz first appearance at tech crunch because those that pack the hall this afternoon tend to be more focused on product than profits but even this silicon valley audience wants to hear about the meaty financial issues. zuckerberg's vision for the company, making money from mobile and his plans to stem the stock's dramatic slide, which threatens to hurt employee morale and tens
i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> mark zuckerberg may be coming out of his shell or fox hole, depending on your perspective. he will make his first public appearance since facebook's...
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just like here in the united states social security rises automatically if there is an increase in inflation. that happens in spain as well. they are talking about eliminating that. the european union woversiton w that. rajoy didn't say it today. >> thank you both. here now to talk about how the market is being impacted, joe tanius, the global market strategist from jpmorgan asset management, joins me now. is it remarkable that we are not seeing more vehement reaction in the equity side of things to the visuals we are seeing from greece and spain? >> right. i think if you take a step back, think about europe, we continue to take two steps forward and one step back. at the end of the day the ecb providing support and announcing the program is really a game-changing event. you are eliminating some extreme tail risk but at the end of the day clearly the anti-austerity movements are getting louder, causing unrest. >> what does it do for interest rates at home? we saw a reaction in the currency markets with the euro moving smartly on the day and also our bond market. we saw yields fall. >> it's a
just like here in the united states social security rises automatically if there is an increase in inflation. that happens in spain as well. they are talking about eliminating that. the european union woversiton w that. rajoy didn't say it today. >> thank you both. here now to talk about how the market is being impacted, joe tanius, the global market strategist from jpmorgan asset management, joins me now. is it remarkable that we are not seeing more vehement reaction in the equity side...
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hepatitis c is about five times more prevalent than hiv here in the united states. there's about four to five million people infected with hepatitis c and about 2/3 of those individuals are unaware of their infection. there's a huge reservoir of unprotected infection. >> when i go to my doctor, should i be asking for a hep c test? >> the cdc just recommended that all baby boomers, everybody born between 1954 and 1965 be tested for hepatitis c. >> and that's your product that we'll be using. >> absolutely. it's a 20-minute test, it's highly accurate, it's laboratory accurate and it's out there in the market right now. >> we had the ceo on his big tv show. you have got a genetic problem that is and -- >> they are the market leader in oral collection systems for molecular diagnostic, ancestry.com makes their products and makes it available to their products so they can get better information about their gene yolg. there's another company that provides a consumer service for people who want to know what their genetic profile and any genetic risks. >> i don't want to emb
hepatitis c is about five times more prevalent than hiv here in the united states. there's about four to five million people infected with hepatitis c and about 2/3 of those individuals are unaware of their infection. there's a huge reservoir of unprotected infection. >> when i go to my doctor, should i be asking for a hep c test? >> the cdc just recommended that all baby boomers, everybody born between 1954 and 1965 be tested for hepatitis c. >> and that's your product that...
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one of the many topics we covered was the possibility of a significant downturn in the united states economy. >> so if you have a downturn, there's a possibility that you don't have that right mix and that you could have a downturn. the odds of that are comparatively low but i worry about it because it's significant possibility. i described it as though, imagine you're on an airplane that's flying from here to los angeles, you're probably going to get there okay but if you hit an air pocket and meaning if the economy goes down, there's not an easy way to reverse it. monetary policy is less effective because when you buy a bond, when the federal reserve makes a purchase, that has the effect of giving money to somebody who won't put that money into something like that bond. and that money does not easily go to people who spend it, that's a balance between monetary and fiscal policy and i worry about the policymakers getting that balance right. that's a possibility and a scary possibility. other than that, i think the most likely situation is we will fly successfully from here to los an
one of the many topics we covered was the possibility of a significant downturn in the united states economy. >> so if you have a downturn, there's a possibility that you don't have that right mix and that you could have a downturn. the odds of that are comparatively low but i worry about it because it's significant possibility. i described it as though, imagine you're on an airplane that's flying from here to los angeles, you're probably going to get there okay but if you hit an air...
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states. that's got a nation-wide idea here. it has its own $5 instead of $1 niche. it's not a store that sells cold weather gear. palo a arkz lrkz orkalo alto gi cyber security. attitude morning we hear from united statesed natural foods. what a horse this has been. no way they can get this team of natural foods just a limited number of players. i think this could refocus people on haynes celestial and whole foods, neither is cheap. i still think they represent great values and can go higher over time. mondays tend to be down days as ritual in this market. why? because people keep waiting for the chinese to act and they're still hiding on the other side. we need them to get busy cutting. if they don't i suspect they'll be down again monday. invest in the co-op strategies getting back to even to buy haynes and whole foods. today's losses whole foods came back at the end of the day. i think unfi's number could refocus people and get those two moving. whole foods january 80 calls or february 65
states. that's got a nation-wide idea here. it has its own $5 instead of $1 niche. it's not a store that sells cold weather gear. palo a arkz lrkz orkalo alto gi cyber security. attitude morning we hear from united statesed natural foods. what a horse this has been. no way they can get this team of natural foods just a limited number of players. i think this could refocus people on haynes celestial and whole foods, neither is cheap. i still think they represent great values and can go higher...
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states represented the best place to invest. the stock market could do higher. >> i figure after the first 16 or 18 minutes of stock market rally with qe-3, i think the stock market this whole bloody thing, they're tired of it, then they start worrying about tax hikes, as our own ayman javers said, probably an accurate point, we may not, they may not in washington get to tax hikes until the middle of january, when a potential new president is sworn in, and then i could just tell you from the reagan days, you don't just snap your fingers and do a deal. these things have -- even with romney, it will take months to go through the process. >> i think -- despite the fact i'm completely supporting the new conservative administration, i do think it might get a little trickier if republicans come in. i think they may wait and i think it could be -- i won't say a disaster by any means, i think it could spook the market quite easily. >> let's prosecuting in jeff, who knows a thing or two about all this, the chief market strategist. good e
states represented the best place to invest. the stock market could do higher. >> i figure after the first 16 or 18 minutes of stock market rally with qe-3, i think the stock market this whole bloody thing, they're tired of it, then they start worrying about tax hikes, as our own ayman javers said, probably an accurate point, we may not, they may not in washington get to tax hikes until the middle of january, when a potential new president is sworn in, and then i could just tell you from...
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this attack will not break the bonds between the united states and libya. libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside american. libyans helped some of our dips find safety and carried ambassador's body to the hospital where we tragically learned he had died. it's especially tragic that chris stevens died in benghazi because it is a city he helped to save. at the height of the libyan revolution. chris led our diplomatic post in benghazi with courage and resolve, he built partnerships with libyan revolutionaries and helped them as they planned to build a new libya. when the gadhafi regime came to an end, chris was there to serve as ambassador to the new libyan. he worked tirelessly to support this young democracy. i think both secretary and dlin ton a clinton and i relied deeply on his knowledge of the situation on the ground there. he was a role model to all who worked with him. and to the young diplomats who aspire to walk in his foot steps. along with his colleagues, chris died in a country that is still striving to emerge from th
this attack will not break the bonds between the united states and libya. libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside american. libyans helped some of our dips find safety and carried ambassador's body to the hospital where we tragically learned he had died. it's especially tragic that chris stevens died in benghazi because it is a city he helped to save. at the height of the libyan revolution. chris led our diplomatic post in benghazi with courage and resolve, he...
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we look at dodd-frank, we look at the regulatory framework in the united states. we look at the fed. one of the greatest threats to the u.s. and the capitalism really is academics and bureaucrats that really run our entire regulatory framework in the u.s. and they run the federal reserve. we need risk it takers. people that have actually taken risk to be in the regulatory framework. if you look at the crash of 2008, who is making all the decisions? it was hank paulson, someone from wall street. and we have a situation all these years later where if you look at the fdic, the futures trading commission, the regulatory infrastructure doesn't have approach risk takers. and that's a big threat. >> it sounds like you think the fed are taking risks. >> i've been behind the scenes taking to hedge fund managers. these are complete experimental drugs, they don't have an exit strategy. they want to make us feel good with academic contrived jargon, but this is a massive experiment. and what i'm worried about, think about in the united states we have a trillion dollars in pens
we look at dodd-frank, we look at the regulatory framework in the united states. we look at the fed. one of the greatest threats to the u.s. and the capitalism really is academics and bureaucrats that really run our entire regulatory framework in the u.s. and they run the federal reserve. we need risk it takers. people that have actually taken risk to be in the regulatory framework. if you look at the crash of 2008, who is making all the decisions? it was hank paulson, someone from wall street....
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not just the united states. if only washington would recognize the imperative using our plentiful natural gas of which chesapeake is the second largest producer as a surface fuel. that's the issue, surface fuel. because of their battle for oil supplies if we were simply to harness the energy the continental chesapeake eog oil and gas, range, so many others have found in the last three years? all washington has to do is announce it supports natural gas for a fuel of service vehicles and it'll switch the fleets including the post offices trucks to nat gas. that would cause the big oil companies to convert their gas stations to include liquefied natural gas to compressed natural gas which would allow us to cut back on our oil imports for trucks. they consume about 25% of what we bring into this country. there are multiple reasons, cheaper fuel costs for americans. but ladies and gentlemen, it's the national security angle that matters more than any other. as we see what's going on in the middle east right now, and
not just the united states. if only washington would recognize the imperative using our plentiful natural gas of which chesapeake is the second largest producer as a surface fuel. that's the issue, surface fuel. because of their battle for oil supplies if we were simply to harness the energy the continental chesapeake eog oil and gas, range, so many others have found in the last three years? all washington has to do is announce it supports natural gas for a fuel of service vehicles and it'll...
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they need to feel they have support from the united states to wage the fight themselves. that doesn't mean we have to be deeply involved, but walking away is not the right answer. i understand the sentiment, but it's not the right answer. gerri: what is the right answer? what are the one, two, three steps that the united states should be taking today, right now? >> i think first of all, holing governments accountable for how their embassies -- how far embassies in the countries are treated, holding them accountable for what they say to their own people. the president of egypt was very slow to say anything critical of the demonstrations in his own country, and frankly, he's been ease -- espousing views of his own that somehow the united states was responsible for the world trade center bombing so i think we really need to say it's very important how governments behave, and it's very important at they do. i think we should be actively working to support those people in that part of the world who share our values and our interests. one of the problems in lya, in my opinion,
they need to feel they have support from the united states to wage the fight themselves. that doesn't mean we have to be deeply involved, but walking away is not the right answer. i understand the sentiment, but it's not the right answer. gerri: what is the right answer? what are the one, two, three steps that the united states should be taking today, right now? >> i think first of all, holing governments accountable for how their embassies -- how far embassies in the countries are...
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how are things both in the united states and europe. >> and china? >> let's talk about the u.s. in almost every business, there are pockets of real success. let's take, for example, the enormous burst in rental housing. the command for rental housing is incredible. so we're in the home supply business. we do cabinet doors, home depot, supply, we do vanities and things like that. we sell vanity kits as fast as you possibly make to landlocked and multifamily housing who put these things in. we charge $500, they increase the rent $100 a month, the pay back is in months, and the game is on. people are renovating rental places and motels and hotels because they're occupied. three years ago they were taking a room in a motel, tearing it apart, bringing the fixture over and fixing the other room that was leaking. now they're renovating those things. so the home rental idea is moving strongly. you take the marcellus fields, we can't get pipe up there fast enough. we can't get pre-fab buildings up there fast enough. i mean, i'm not talking marcellus, i'm talking north dakota in the basin
how are things both in the united states and europe. >> and china? >> let's talk about the u.s. in almost every business, there are pockets of real success. let's take, for example, the enormous burst in rental housing. the command for rental housing is incredible. so we're in the home supply business. we do cabinet doors, home depot, supply, we do vanities and things like that. we sell vanity kits as fast as you possibly make to landlocked and multifamily housing who put these...
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both natural gas going higher in the united states, making coal a little more advantageous, and using some signals that you follow closely in china, maybe some improvement there in july. has it continued along these positive lines? >> yeah, jim. we continue to believe that the markets, both in the u.s. and in china, have sort of found their bottom and they're beginning to move sideways right now. which is good because it's indicating a sign of stability. we do see an up side in both markets, and probably more evidence of that in the u.s. market right now because it took the decline sooner than china. but we have a lot of indicators that tell us that china's going to be stabilized for a while and begin to recover as well. so we feel pretty good about both markets. i just want to add that our business is largely driven by after-market, which is much more stable than original equipment. we do see volatility out of these markets on project expansions, which drive the demand for original equipment. the after-market subpoena much more stable for us and gives us that stability overall. we ca
both natural gas going higher in the united states, making coal a little more advantageous, and using some signals that you follow closely in china, maybe some improvement there in july. has it continued along these positive lines? >> yeah, jim. we continue to believe that the markets, both in the u.s. and in china, have sort of found their bottom and they're beginning to move sideways right now. which is good because it's indicating a sign of stability. we do see an up side in both...
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states, and so many people who died were in the financial industry. i knew several and so i think our actions can be driven by the shareholders and if it's not driven by the shareholders, then it will be driven by the regular gla glators and part of the action is encourage the large banks to spin off certain underperforming divisions so the valuation could increase and right now the sum of the parts for many of these banks are far above where these market values exist. >> okay, mike. we appreciate that sentiment and the point. back to jamie dimon for a second and this idea of splitting up the banks. you raised this issue with him. what was his answer? >> he didn't say never, and the debate with jamie dimon got heated last thursday when i met with him, he's ceo of jpmorgan as you know, and he said if the discount is 50% and the businesses are no worse off, then he'd consider it, even jamie dimon would consider a splitup. he said it's extremely unlikely, they have all sorts of synergies and they don't see that sort of discount. having said that if you t
states, and so many people who died were in the financial industry. i knew several and so i think our actions can be driven by the shareholders and if it's not driven by the shareholders, then it will be driven by the regular gla glators and part of the action is encourage the large banks to spin off certain underperforming divisions so the valuation could increase and right now the sum of the parts for many of these banks are far above where these market values exist. >> okay, mike. we...
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the united states condemns in the strongest terms this shocking attack ... president obama says justice will be done after an attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. at this moment u.s. drone is are going to fly over libya to seek out jihadist encampments ... ambassador j. christopher stevens and three american security staffers were killed when protesters attacked the u.s. consulate in the city of benghazi. the protesters were angry over an online film considered offensive to islam. libya's deputy prime minister said stevens was a friend to his nation. and libya's general national congress issued an apology for the attack. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the attack. we will not rest until those responsible for these attacks are found and brought to justice we are working closely with libyan authorities to work swiftly ... the same movie that triggered the attack in libya
the united states condemns in the strongest terms this shocking attack ... president obama says justice will be done after an attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. at this moment u.s. drone is are going to fly over libya to seek out jihadist encampments ... ambassador j. christopher stevens and three american security staffers were killed...
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states. the diverse portfolio of high-quality stocks, income producers, and growth stocks with solid dividend boosts. and of course, some gold. these have all been the correct calls to make. i've stuck with it because i believe the europeans are not suicidal. so far, so good on that front. i believe the chinese economy will simply come back by the virtue of the fact there is still tremendous urban migration within china. i believe the accommodative stance will serve as a bridge over a troubled fiscal cliff and will not take us down. at the same time, the fed's stance will continue to make higher dividend-paying companies in to gems that will all speak as a way to generate income. we'll continue to want to buy the stocks of cash-rich countries with yields that well exceed treasuries. and yes, we're going to want to own a lot of gold, specifically because there isn't a nation that doesn't want its currency lower in order to spur growth. you need a real reserve currency, not the dollar, and that
states. the diverse portfolio of high-quality stocks, income producers, and growth stocks with solid dividend boosts. and of course, some gold. these have all been the correct calls to make. i've stuck with it because i believe the europeans are not suicidal. so far, so good on that front. i believe the chinese economy will simply come back by the virtue of the fact there is still tremendous urban migration within china. i believe the accommodative stance will serve as a bridge over a troubled...
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this is very, very detrimental to the united states long term. >> it ultimately is going to do something, though -- [ bell ]. i kind of disagree. because i think if consumers know -- >> if they understand. can you understand your health plan? >> i can't understand my health plan today. i don't know what it covers and what it doesn't. >> it puts employees at the mercy of the insurance companies and they're really going to be defenseless. >> and you have 206 perfect information. why should everybody have perfect information when their employer can help everybody at once to get to that? >> i'll tell you one thing i'm not going to do, is go through a whole book on every potential plan that i might look at to see -- >> they might do it on your behalf. >> oh, sure. >> koording to a new irs inspector general report 70 federal agencies owe $14 million in taxes. so why does the government hate taxes, john? >> it's not just these federal agencies that owe taxes. we learned earlier in the year that over a billion dollars is owed by federal employees. there's a scofflaw problem in our very governmen
this is very, very detrimental to the united states long term. >> it ultimately is going to do something, though -- [ bell ]. i kind of disagree. because i think if consumers know -- >> if they understand. can you understand your health plan? >> i can't understand my health plan today. i don't know what it covers and what it doesn't. >> it puts employees at the mercy of the insurance companies and they're really going to be defenseless. >> and you have 206 perfect...
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here in the united states, north america things are okay. nike branded sales were up 23% by revenue in north america. at the same time, under armor, luol lieu lemon, they compete very heavily here in the u.s. how concerned should we be about the 23% number and preserving that in future quarters? >> i think that's, you know, a little artificially high because they do have the first year of the nfl license. that is a new business for them so that is propping up the number a little bit on a year over year basis but overall even when you exclude that they have very strong double digit numbers well into the teens and i think nike is competing as well as under arm our or lulu in the women's category in the u.s. no question. >> yeah. in terms of china, michael, i wonder if you think there is hope there because future orders were down so significantly. what can nike do if anything or is it simply a macro story we have to sit back and wait for the china economy to do better? >> that is part of it. you can't let them off the hook on that. i think they
here in the united states, north america things are okay. nike branded sales were up 23% by revenue in north america. at the same time, under armor, luol lieu lemon, they compete very heavily here in the u.s. how concerned should we be about the 23% number and preserving that in future quarters? >> i think that's, you know, a little artificially high because they do have the first year of the nfl license. that is a new business for them so that is propping up the number a little bit on a...
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. >> when your president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you have heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes in it, that we are in this together, all of us. the president certainly does not think that men and women on social security are irresponsible or victims, that students are not responsible or victims. he certainly does not give middle-class families are paying too little in taxes. >> we will have more on the romney tape later in the broadcast, speaking with pulitzer prize-winning journalist david cay johnston. the united nations arab league envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi has wrapped up his first visit to the country since taking over from kofi annan. speaking tuesday in jordan, he said the situation on the ground in syria is getting worse by the day. >> the situation is very bad. it is worsening, not improving. syrians on both sides say from time to time we're going to win very soon, and three months or two months. i do not think it is true. i do not think any side is winning out or any time
. >> when your president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people who voted for you. you have heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes in it, that we are in this together, all of us. the president certainly does not think that men and women on social security are irresponsible or victims, that students are not responsible or victims. he certainly does not give middle-class families are paying too little in taxes. >> we will...